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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
keneesé	synagogue	کِنیسِه	How to Talk About Places Around Town, and Possession
kenesht	synagogue, church, temple	کِنِشت	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 4
ké oo pahlavānee bovad nāmdār	for he is famous (for his) heroism	کِه او پَهلَوانی بُوَد نامدار	Shahnameh, Part 5
ké oo-yast bar neek ō bad rahnamāy!"	for he is the guide on good and evil!"	کِه اویَست بَر نیک و بَد رَهنَمای	Shahnameh, Part 3
kerdāré neek	good deeds	کِردارِ نیک	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 3
kerem	cream	کِرِم	More About Pain and Illness
kerm	worm	کَرم	Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)
ké rooyé zameen oftādé	that fell on the ground	کِه رویِ زَمین اُفتادِه	Getting Attention
ké sahar gāhān favāreyé koochak meekhānad	that a small fountain sings		fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 5
ké "seer āmad-astee hamānā zejoft?	"have you, in fact, gotten tired of the pair (of us)?	کِه سیر آمَده‌اَستی هَمانا زِجُفت؟	Shahnameh, Part 4
ké "shādān bezee tā bovad roozegār	"live happily for as long as the world exists	کِه شادان بِزی تا بُوَد روزِگار	Shahnameh, Part 5
kesheedan	to pull, draw	کِشیدَن	Giving Thanks
keshesh	drawing, hauling, traction	کِشِش	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 6
kesht	he/she/it planted	کِشت	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 3
keshtee	boat	کِشتی	Transportation (Vocabulary Sprint)
ketābam	my book	کِتابَم	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 5
ketābam	my book	کِتابَم	The Concept of "ezāfé"
ketābat	your book	کِتابَت	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 5
ketābat	your book, your books	کِتابَت	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 3
ketābé khoob	good book	کِتابِ خوب	The Concept of "ezāfé"

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